Last week, US District Judge Amit P. Mehta handed down a significant ruling, finding that Google unlawfully maintained a monopoly in general internet search and search text advertising. This decision marks another chapter in a four-year saga initiated during the Trump administration, with Google already signaling its intent to appeal. The Department of Justice (DOJ) is spiking the proverbial football, calling the decision a “historic win for the American people” that “paves the path for innovation… and protects access to information for all Americans.” Perhaps the DOJ should read the decision more carefully. Customers, competition, innovation, Google, Apple, and the neo-Brandeisian (NB) movement are all losers in this decision.

Read my complete take at AEI.